By Brent Schnipke If the average reader is asked to imagine a typical medical student, he or she might picture the following scene: a group of frazzled young people in short white coats, scurrying around ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated February 28, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). This is an adult all-IQ autism diagnostic service which also provides consultancy and training. She is ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
“Why is Mr X on statins?” asked the palliative consultant. “He has been on statins for a long while given his poor cholesterol profile, even before he was referred to us,” the palliative registrar replied. ... Read more
Ian Wee
Updated March 7, 2019 by Ian Wee
Finally on the other side! This morning I soaked in the luxury of not having to be up at the crack of dawn, only to stare at the same brachial plexus diagram for what felt ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
When the 12 members of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class report to Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX for their two years of training, two of them—Dr. Jonny Kim and Dr. Frank Rubio—will leave behind ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
In our last installment, we recognized the value of money as a means of allotting your time in accordance with your values; identified financial independence for physicians as a goal worth pursuing from the earliest ... Read more
CrispyDoc
Updated June 26, 2022 by CrispyDoc
Dr. Sarvi Eastell is a surgeon, entrepreneur, and digital health advisor. She is the founder and CEO of Holding Your Hand, a company that helps patients navigate the healthcare system by connecting them with expert ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated August 30, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
As a premedical student, you are likely familiar with some of the subjects that are covered in the standard medical school curriculum. After all, how different could biochemistry in medical school be from undergraduate biochemistry? ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Dear Me, M3: As graduation approaches and the days of fourth year freedom quickly fade away, the terrifying reality of being a stupefied intern becomes more and more paralyzing. Self-doubt started as a whisper but ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
Some people know what they want to do with their lives from an early age. Others, like Army general dentist Captain Pamela Cotton, DDS., take a rather twisty path to get there. Cotton majored in ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 26, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
Residency applications! The light at the end of the tunnel, and the process that will chart the course for the next 3+ years of your life and your spouse’s medical career. No big deal, or ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Sometimes it feels like prepping for med school really is like bracing yourself against the onslaught of an impending natural disaster. You try not to bend and sway in the gust of premed coursework that ... Read more
Atlantis Project
Updated August 23, 2022 by Atlantis Project
When you are in medical school, your job search may feel like a project that’s light years away. While it’s true that your number one priority is succeeding in medical school, it’s a good investment ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 26, 2022 by PracticeLink
In my last article, I wrote about my perspective on the third year of medical school and how it has evolved over the course of this year. Medical education is unfortunately sparse with free time, ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
I was seated on a child-sized plastic chair along a wall in the classroom when the teacher summoned me to the front of the room. She handed me a sheet of stickers and, in broken ... Read more
Nicole Hawkins
Updated June 26, 2022 by Nicole Hawkins
Reposted with permission from here. I can finally say I’m in my last year of medical school. It has been a bumpy ride, but only one clerkship, a research project and an OSCE separate me ... Read more
Miguel Galán de Juana
Updated June 26, 2022 by Miguel Galán de Juana
Dr. Jennifer A. Villwock is the current Rhinology and Skull Base Fellow at the University of Kansas Medical Center. After graduating in 2011 from the Michigan State College of Human Medicine, she completed her ENT ... Read more
Rafid Rahman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rafid Rahman
Dr. Abeyna Jones is an occupational medicine registrar at King’s College Hospital and the Medical Director of Medic Footprints, a social enterprise for doctors and medical students promoting alternative careers and wellbeing. She is also ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme